EP0779153A3 - Electrostatic ink jet recording apparatus ejecting ink using electric fields - Google Patents

Electrostatic ink jet recording apparatus ejecting ink using electric fields Download PDF

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EP0779153A3
EP0779153A3 EP96119892A EP96119892A EP0779153A3 EP 0779153 A3 EP0779153 A3 EP 0779153A3 EP 96119892 A EP96119892 A EP 96119892A EP 96119892 A EP96119892 A EP 96119892A EP 0779153 A3 EP0779153 A3 EP 0779153A3
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recording apparatus
jet recording
electric fields
ink jet
apparatus ejecting
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French (fr)
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Yoshihiro Hagiwara
Ryosuke Uematsu
Junichi Suetsugu
Hitoshi Minemoto
Kazuo Shima
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NEC Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/06—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by electric or magnetic field
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/06—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by electric or magnetic field
    • B41J2002/061—Ejection by electric field of ink or of toner particles contained in ink
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/015—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process
    • B41J2/04—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand
    • B41J2/06—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by electric or magnetic field
    • B41J2002/062—Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by electric or magnetic field by using a divided counter electrode opposite to ejection openings of an electrostatic printhead, e.g. for controlling the flying direction of ejected toner particles by providing the divided parts of the counter electrode with different potentials
EP96119892A 1995-12-14 1996-12-11 Electrostatic ink jet recording apparatus ejecting ink using electric fields Expired - Lifetime EP0779153B1 (en)

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JP325322/95 1995-12-14
JP32532295 1995-12-14
JP32532295 1995-12-14

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EP0779153A2 EP0779153A2 (en) 1997-06-18
EP0779153A3 true EP0779153A3 (en) 1997-11-19
EP0779153B1 EP0779153B1 (en) 2000-04-19

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US4163980A (en) * 1976-10-26 1979-08-07 Firma Dr. -Ing. Rudolf Hell GmbH Recording electrode assembly for use in electrostatic reproduction
JPS5642663A (en) * 1979-09-17 1981-04-20 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Recording head for ink jet
US4700204A (en) * 1985-04-12 1987-10-13 Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Ink dot printer with selective energization of both electrodes

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US4163980A (en) * 1976-10-26 1979-08-07 Firma Dr. -Ing. Rudolf Hell GmbH Recording electrode assembly for use in electrostatic reproduction
JPS5642663A (en) * 1979-09-17 1981-04-20 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Recording head for ink jet
US4700204A (en) * 1985-04-12 1987-10-13 Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd. Ink dot printer with selective energization of both electrodes

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US5877790A (en) 1999-03-02

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